Janna is a Kiwi, many Stevie Ray Vaughan fans in New Zealand knew her as “the girl from the Hutt”, turns out she never lived there, She was a Wellingtonian – though she worked at Avalon, which must be the reason people think of her as being from The Hutt.

Janna lives in America where she is married with children and has continued to work in modelling. She’s also a certified Bikram Yoga instructor.

You’ll hear about her life, the writing of the book, when she met Stevie – and we talk about his career and music, their life together. (We even talk about the recording of that Europa TV commercial).It’s a deep conversation and one I was very happy to be part of, I feel privileged in bringing you this story. And I hope you enjoy it.

Im one of those type of people that when you discover a musical artist that just sings & plays directly to your heart, you also want to know about their life as well. I guess it’s because you can feel a certain closeness to that artist when you listen to their music. They become your friend, or family, or maybe it’s your soul connecting to them thru the universe.. lol idk. But this interview/discussion couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.. it’s almost a strange coincidence, because I’ve been looking at different pictures of Stevie’s life, a lot of them are with he & Janna, so naturally I’ve been wondering about their life together & what life must have been like then & now for her. Basically every question I could’ve thought to ask was asked, and Janna answered so graciously. I thought even mentioning the gas commercial from YouTube was really cool. I wish so badly that I could’ve seen Stevie perform live, or to have met him would have been so amazing. I’m actually planning my first trip to Texas next month to go pay my respects & honor his legacy. I also plan to order Janna’s book soon. Thank you Janna for sharing your awesome story, and to Sweetman Podcast for having such an awesome show! And I got to leave the first comment!

Jeremy Brown

laurel land in dallas is a very lovely place for stevie to rest. it is an experience to visit with him